Life of Wry

There are just so many things to recommend this view.  Please note the blue sky and puffy white clouds.  To our immediate left, just out of view finder range, are the Vaca hills, with a little bit of snow left from this past week of stormy weather and freezing temps. It’s really chilly in this picture, but at least it’s sunny.

Also note that Peter is on the mound… okay… you can’t quite make that out, but he pitched the first three innings of this game against the Barnstormers and did a great job (faced 11 batters in three innings; threw 29 pitches, 20 of which were strikes; struck out 2, walked none, gave up one bloopery hit over the third baseman’s head and gave up no runs… to be exact).  They won this game 6-2.  They won both games yesterday, so are ranked #1 going into tomorrow’s elimination rounds.  This is excellent for their first tournament of the year, after being off for several months.  Way to go boys!

I just love my spot behind the plate.. perfect for scorekeeping.  I’m not left handed, but can’t shoot the camera with my left hand either so–horrors–staged this.  Totally a fake action shot.

Last night, we were also witness to one of the more spectacular full moon rises I’ve even seen.  A gaspingly huge, deep orange ball that took up a sizeable portion of the horizon.. perfectly placed behind a leafless tree.  Just took your breath away.  This gorgeous sight, besides our two wins yesterday, was a real highlight.  Not a highlight was the 30-something-degree temperature.  Hilarious, however, were the parents in layers of fleece and down, wrapped in blankets, immobilized and numb.  All that made today’s sunshine so very welcome!

It’s baseball season!!  So excited.  Go Crush!